Cocteau Twins - City Hall, Newcastle, UK - 29.04.1983 (flac)

 

 

Very Good Audience recording. Thanks to the original uploader on Dime.

 Original Info File:


Tape received in my trading period from end 80's until mid 90's.

Unknown recording equipment and lineage.

Very good sound quality for a 1983 audience recording and I only processed a slight
hiss reduction + a fade in / out.


Sony HF90 > Pioneer Deck CT-W208R > Soundmax IDA > Cool Edit Pro > WAV > TLH > FLAC (Level 5)



Setlist:

01 Intro
02 Hearsay Please
03 Garlands
04 Alas Dies Laughing
05 Dear Heart
06 Feathers-oar-blades
07 Hazel
08 Shallow Then Halo
09 Blind Dumb Deaf
10 Peppermint Pig
11 Wax And Wane
12 It's All But An Ark Lark

min 40:21


Cheers.

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - SNUB TV - 24.03.1991 (ProShot DVD)

Short but brilliant DVD. Huge Thanks to DutchPunkOTR for sharing it on DIME.

Original Info File:

Lineage > TV > VHS+ > SONY SA DVDRX970 > DVD > TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 > VIDEO_TS
(Tmpgenc used for chapterpoints)

VIDEO : MPEG2 720x576 - 25.000f/s @ 9300kbps VBR
AUDIO : AC3 - 48kHz @ 256kbps CRB - stereo 2/0

Format : DVD
System : PAL
TRT : 0:07:33

Authored : correct chapterpoints
Artwork : nope


Tracklist;
01. Orange Appled
02. Ella Megalast Burls Forever

Both songs recorded on the eve CT splitted with 4AD as label.
So my bet goes to Town & Country Club, London on November 01, 1990

RE-UPLOAD: Various Artists - Lonely Is An Eyesore (DVD)

Brilliant VHS that was never released in DVD, by some reason impossibly to understand, original booklet is included in HQ scans. Thanks to cEnda for this one.

Tracklist:
Dead Can Dance - Frontier   
Cocteau Twins - Crushed
This Mortal Coil - Acid, Bitter And Sad
Throwing Muses - Fish
Clan Of Xymox - Muscoviet Mosquito
The Wolfgang Press - Cut The Tree    
Colourbox - Hot Doggie
Dif Juz - No Motion
Dead Can Dance - The Protagonist

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Black Sessions, Studio 105, Paris, France - 04.02.1994 (Flac)

I had already posted a lossy version of this one, time for an upgrade in quality.Thanks to borzage for posting this one on DIME.

Original Info File:

lineage :
my master tape (tdk chrome)->audigy platinum 2 ZS->wavelab->denoiser->flac frontend8



Setlist:


01- Pur
02- Road river and rails
03- Blue Beard
04- Heaven or las vegas
05- Whales tails
06- Carolyn's fingers
07- Iceblink luck
08- Summerhead
09- Ella Megalast Burls Forever*
10- Blue Bell Knoll
11- Pink Orange Red*
12- Aikea-Guinea*
13- Sugar Hiccup*

NOTE
 * those tracks comes from a previous torrent by mahood on DaD 2006.
because my version of 'Ella Megalast' had a skip around 2'12 &'Pink Orange Red' was cut when it was broadcasted because it was the end of the transmission.
(by the way i don't know how Mahood got his complete version as this concert haven't been broadcasted since).

Aikea-Guinea + Sugar Hiccup have been played at a later date.

Mahood lineage
TDK SA90 > HDD via creative soundblaster > adobe audition (slight hiss reduction, editing) > CD wave > flac 6


and of course, you still have sometimes the DJ Bernard Lenoir who likes to talk on intro of songs...

RE-UPLOAD: 23 Envelope - Documentary - 1985 (DVD)

The Music Channel documentary from 1985 on 4AD Records in-house design firm, 23 Envelope. Run by designer Vaughn Oliver and photographer Nigel Grierson, they were responsible for the "Look" of classic 4AD bands like Dead Can Dance, the Pixies, This Mortal Coil, etc.

This film features Vaughn and Nigel interviewed in the 4AD offices, along with interviews from Ivo Watts-Russel, Robin Guthrie, and more. Along with plenty of video footage from 1980s era 4AD bands.

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Rock City, Nottingham, UK - 09.02.1994 (Flac)

An excellent sounding recording, a pity it's a little short. Thanks to rp61hawk for sharing it on DIME.

Boots CPII 90 > JVC TD-WE91 > Realtek AC97 Audio > MAGIX music studio generation 6 deLuxe > WAV > Flac 8 > rp61hawk > DIME



Tracklist:

01 Bluebeard
02 Carolyn's Fingers
03 Summerhead
04 Aikea Guinea

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands - 05.02.1985 (Flac)

Thanks to the original uploader.

(1st generation audience recording)

A pretty good quality audience recording, unfortunately the information about what recording equipment or microphone was used to capture this has been lost. There is some slight background noise, but actually not that much audience noise that interferes with the music.

Known lineage (conversion to FLAC) :-

Traded 1st generation Maxell XL-II (type II) cassette tape -> Aiwa AD-F770 cassette deck -> Creative Soundblaster Extigy sound card -> CoolEdit Pro -> WAV -> TLH -> FLAC 8 & .ffp


Setlist :-

1. Spanglemaker
2. Dear Heart
3. Aikea Guinea
4. Quisquose
5. Pearly Dewdrops Drops
6. Pandora
7. Lorelei
8. From The Flagstones
9. Pepper Tree
-------------------- tape flip (no music lost)
10. Musette And Drums
ENCORE:
11. Lorelei
12. All But An Ark Lark

Total length = 62 minutes approx.

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Kir, Hamburg, Germany - 12.02.1984 (Flac)

Thanks tothe original uploader.

Original Info File:

Tape received in my trading period from end 80's until mid 90's.

Unknown recording equipment and lineage.

Very good sound quality and I only processed a slight hiss reduction.


TDK SA90 > Pioneer Deck CT-W208R > Soundmax IDA > Cool Edit Pro > WAV > TLH > FLAC (Level 5)



Setlist:

01 The Spanglemaker
02 Dear Heart
03 My Love Paramour
04 Sugar Hiccup
05 Hitherto
06 Blind Dumb Deaf
07 Pearly Dewdrops' Drops
08 From The Flagstones
09 Musette And Drums

min 39:10


Cheers.

RE-UPLOAD: Dead Can Dance & Cocteau Twins - Festival In The Park, Greek Theatre, Bourges, France - 03.04.1985 (Flac)

A festival with these two bands on the line-up is dreamlike memories for sure. Thanks to cEnda for the links.

Original Info File:

Got this years ago in a trade, too. I made some fade in's and fade out's. Quality is 7/10.

Disc > foobar2000 > Flac level 8


Cocteau Twins
1. The Spangle Maker
2. Dear Heart
3. Aikea Guinea
4. Rococo
5. Pearly Dewdrops Drop
6. Lorelei
7. From The Flagstones
8. Pepper Tree
9. Musette And Drums

Dead Can Dance
10. Digeridoo Intro
11. Wild In The Woods
12. Carnival Of Light
13. In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated
14. Ocean
15. Avatar
16. The Arcane
17. The Trial
18. Threshold

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Grosse Freheit 36, Hamburg, Germany - 02.02.1994 (Flac)

Thanks to the original uploader.


Original info file:

Lineage
SA 90 Cass > Wavelab (24/48> Peak Level adjustment (+6db) > Split Tracks > TLH Flac (8)

*****************************************************************************************
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01.Pur
02.Road, river & rail
03.Bluebeard
04.Cherry coloured funk
05.Evangeline
06.Cico bluff
07.Know who you are at every age
08.Heaven or Las Vegas
09.Whales tails
10.Carolyn's fingers
11.Iceblink luck
12.Summerhead
13.Bluebell knoll
14.Aikea guinea
15.Ella megalast burls forever
16.Pink orange red

*****************************************************************************************
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Received in tape trade with French trader, cassette has AU1 written on label, the trader
in question escapes me but he is well known, I recognise the hand writing on the inlay card.

The recording is very clear and with a reverential crowd unlike some of the other 1994 gigs
where there is talking and in one particular case a girl that screams as soon as she hears
the first few bars of a song that she likes.

The tape does have a few signs of wear and tear, there are a few drop outs throughout the
recording, these are on the tape.

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RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - The Venue, London, UK - 16.11.1982 (Flac)

A very early CT concert, good sound considering the age. Thanks to the original uploader.

Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Hearsay please
03. Alas dies laughing
04. Grail overfloweth
05. Garlands
06. Feathers oar blades
07. Hazel
08. Shallow then halo
09. Blind dumb deaf
10. Wax and wane
11. All but an ark lark

Cocteau Twins - Restaurang Continental, Örebro, Sweden - 25.10.1984 (MPG)

Thanks to the anonymous collaborator for sending me this video to post here.

Lineage: Swedish TV broadcast -> VHS (unknown)-> Panasonic NV-HS860 -> EZCAP With Arcsoft Showbiz -> MPG


Setlist:
The Spangle Maker
Pepper-Tree
Millimillenary
Rococo
Pearly Dewdrops Drops

Total Time: 18.26 min

Do Not Sell!
Enjoy.

Format                                   : MPEG-PS
File size                                : 704 MiB
Duration                                 : 18mn 26s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 5 339 Kbps
Writing library                          : ArcSoft MPEG-2 PAL

Video
ID                                       : 224 (0xE0)
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=10
Format settings, picture structure       : Frame
Duration                                 : 18mn 26s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 5 009 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 7 500 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate                               : 25.000 fps
Standard                                 : PAL
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Interlaced
Scan order                               : Top Field First
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.483
Time code of first frame                 : 00:00:00:00
Time code source                         : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed                         : Closed
Stream size                              : 661 MiB (94%)
Writing library                          : ArcSoft MPEG-2 PAL
Color primaries                          : BT.601 PAL
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.470 System B, BT.470 System G
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.601

Audio
ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 2
Duration                                 : 18mn 26s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 224 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 29.5 MiB (4%)

Music For Misfits: The Story of Indie - Episode 2 - "The Alternative 80s" (MKV)

Thanks to dfb0308 for posting this excellent rip in TTD.

Broadcast on BBC4 HD, 9th October 2015

"The story of British indie over three musically diverse episodes. Much more than a genre of music, it is a spirit, an attitude and an ethos.

Episode 2 explores a time when the independent labels transformed from cottage industries into real businesses that could compete with the majors. It examines the evolution of 'indie' - a guitar-based genre of music with its own sound, fashion and culture. Independent record labels provided a platform for some of Britain's most groundbreaking artists at this time, including the Jesus and Mary Chain and the Smiths, who would burst onto the scene in 1983 staging a mainstream intervention and starting a small revolution.
...
The programme concludes in the late 80s with the Madchester scene, as alternative music crossed over into the mainstream chart. This breakthrough was inspired by a merging of indie rock and the burgeoning acid house culture, and it was led by a new crop of bands such as the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays."
(bbc.co.uk)

Lineage:
BBC4 HD satellite broadcast -> Ross HDR-8130USB -> external hard drive (.ts file) -> VideoReDo TVSuite v4 (editing) -> MKVmerge -> .mkv
(direct stream capture, no re-encoding)

Technical info:
Video: 1920x1080i 25fps 16:9 H.264 (average bitrate = 5.5 Mbps)
Audio: 48000Hz 192kbps stereo AC3
Duration: 00:58:26
Size: 2.42Gb

Includes subtitles track.

Lineage for subtitles:
BBC4 satellite broadcast -> Fortec Star Zeta PVR -> firewire out (.tp0 file) -> ProjectX -> .srt

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins – Tishbites (DVD)

Another gem shared by cEnda!

Label: Not On Label (Cocteau Twins)
Catalog: none
Format: DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release
Released: 2004

Tracklist
01. Cocteau Twins – Pearly Dewdrops' Drops (Film Director [Uncredited] – Nigel Grierson) 4:07
02. Cocteau Twins – Aikea-Guinea (Film Director [Uncredited] – Nigel Grierson) 4:00
03. Cocteau Twins – Pink Orange Red 3:59
04. Cocteau Twins – Love's Easy Tears 3:31
05. Cocteau Twins – Crushed 3:17
06. Cocteau Twins – Carolyn's Fingers 3:04
07. Cocteau Twins – Cico Buff 3:44
08. Cocteau Twins – Iceblink Luck 3:24
09. Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas 3:58
10. Cocteau Twins – Evangeline 4:27
11. Cocteau Twins – Bluebeard 3:51
12. Cocteau Twins – Tishbite 3:06
Rilkean Dreams
13. Cocteau Twins – Prelude (Film Producer [Uncredited] – Tomato) 0:50
14. Cocteau Twins – Rilkean Heart (Film Producer [Uncredited] – Tomato) 2:21
15. Cocteau Twins – A Capella Interlude (Film Producer [Uncredited] – Tomato) 0:38
16. Cocteau Twins – Half-Gifts (Film Producer [Uncredited] – Tomato) 4:09
17. Cocteau Twins – Epilogue (Film Producer [Uncredited] – Tomato) 0:42
Extras
18. This Mortal Coil – Song To The Siren (Featuring Elizabeth Fraser) 3:30
19. Massive Attack – Teardrop (Live) 5:25

Notes
A DVD collection of every Cocteau Twins promotional video plus some bonus features, all in a very high-quality, menu-driven format. Only 1,000 of these DVD's were pressed with a glass master. Each disc has a full-colour insert and full-colour on-disc printing. The original copies of this disc are all numbered individually. There are already 'bootlegs' of this original 'bootleg' available on the market that do not meet the high standards of the original. Fake copies are easily identified by their lack of unique on-disc printed artwork as well as the fact that they are not individually numbered. Because 4AD never released a Cocteau Twins video themselves, and have procrastinated about it for many years, they were angered by the creation of this DVD. They even sent a cease and desist letter to its Producers and Distributors in an attempt to stop its world-wide circulation. So, although 1,000 copies of this limited edition DVD were pressed, they were not all circulated, further increasing its demand. This DVD (an original) is now highly sought-after by fans and has become one of the most desired item for fans and collectors alike. Be weary of copies for sale on sites like ebay because the majority of the time they are not true originals, and the poor-quality duplicates fail in comparison.

Region code: 0
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany - 29.01.1985 (Flac)

Excellent sound. Thanks to the original uploader.


FM - Cassette (master) - Audacity - xACT

Support the artists by buying their records.



01 The Spangle Maker
02 Dear Heart
03 Aikea -Guinea
04 Quisquose
05 Millimillenary
06 Pandora
07 From The Flagstones
08 Pepper-Tree
09 Lorelei
10 Musette and Drums
11 Quisquose
12 Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
13 -DJ

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Black Session, Studio 105, Paris, France - 22.12.1995 (Flac)

rebroadcast : 2006.04.03 [France Inter]

thanks to the original seeder
first seed spring 2006
reseeded by borzage/vivian February 07 2011
_________________________

lineage: FM (STEREO) > pro soundcard -(@44.1Khz/16bits) > computer > FLAC > your version.
taper: _lexicon
_____________________

-Tracklisting-

01_ -DJ intro -
02_ Half gifts
03_ Golden vein
04_ Rilkean heart
05_ Pandora
06_ Serpent skirt
07_ Seekers who are lovers
08_ Carolyn's fingers
09_ Iceblink luck
10_ Song to the siren
11_ Cherry red coloured funk
_______________________


REQUEST
i'm still looking for a lossless quality of this great soundboard : cocteau twins - live in portsmouth 061186

thank you..

RE-UPLOAD: Cocteau Twins - Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK - 15.02.1994 (DVD)

Nice audience DVD. Thanks to the original uploader and to cEnda for the links.


Original Info File:

This is a transfer from a VHS that Plymwhite bought in a record fair a goodly while back. The venue is presumably the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, and the vid was filmed by a hand-held from the balcony. On the one hand, it's pretty damn rare and difficult to get hold of. On the other hand, it's pretty damn blurry to watch - in other hands, typical hand-held audience recording. I'd rate the audio as an 8/10, but the video only 7/10. I'll drop three screenshots in so you can decide for yourself.

Chapters and menus added as part of the conversion.
Video rip: JVC HR-S5955 scart connected to Philips DVDR3305
DVD conversion: Ulead DVD Movie Factory 4
DVD settings:
24 Bits, 720 x 576, 25 fps
(DVD-PAL), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 7000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio, 48 KHz, 2/0(L,R)


Tracks:
1. Pur
2. Road, River and Rail
3. Know Who You Are At Every Age
4. For Phoebe, Still A Baby
5. Heaven or Las Vegas
6. Evangeline
7. Whales Tails
8. Carolyn's Fingers
9. Summerhead
10. Bluebeard
11. Iceblink Luck
12. Bluebell Knoll
13. Ella Megalast Burls Forever
14. Aikea-Guinea
15. Cico Buff
16. Pink Orange Red



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Cocteau Twins - Royal Oak Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA - 24.11.1990 (Flac)

Excellent remastering, the ultimate CT bootleg.

Remastering 2014: Fixed left channel delay, so now both channels are in sync. Brought recording volume up, slight EQ done.

All remastering by WaxlyMolding 2014-01-21.

Another Porky Prime Cut from Terrapin Station!!

3rd or 4th gen SBD > FLAC files(2005) > Remastering (AA1.5) > CDWav > FLAC8

01. Blue Bell Knoll
02. From The Flagstones
03. My Love Paramour
04. Cico Buff
05. Pitch The Baby
06. Crushed
07. Iceblink Luck
08. Orange Appled
09. Wolf In The Breast
10. Mizake The Mizan
11. Aikea-Guinea
12. Cherry-Coloured Funk
13. Road, River and Rail
14. A Kissed-out Red Floatboat
15. Pink Orange Red
16. crowd
17. Whales Tails
18. Heaven or Las Vegas





CoTw901124Det.rar

Cocteau Twins - Meervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 29.01.1983 (Flac)

Thanks to FREDHEADSET for sharing it.

Recorded and broadcasted by VPRO radio for the programme SPLEEN.

Tracklist:

01 - Alas Dies Laughing
02 - Dear Heart
03 - Feathers-Oar-Blades
04 - Hazel
05 - Shallow Then Halo
06 - Blind Dumb Deaf
07 - Wax And Wane
08 - It's All But An Ark Lark

Another one from the box of old tapes !

ENJOY !

FREDHEADSET


CoTwAms830129.rar